|
The
Saints
of
the
Kiev
Caves
Monastery
| Feastdays: |
SEPTEMBER
28
(Synaxis
of
the
Venerable
Fathers
of
the
Kiev
Near
Caves)
AUGUST
28
(Synaxis
of
the
Saints
of
the
Kiev
Far
Caves)
2nd
Sunday
of
Great
Lent
(Synaxis
of
all
the
Monastic
Fathers
of
the
Kiev
Caves) |
On
the
banks
of
the
Dniepro
River
(also
called
"Slavutych")
in
Kiev,
the
Capital
of
Ukraine,
is
the
famous
Monastery
of
the
Caves
in
which
repose
the
relics
of
many
Venerable
Saints.
They
are
divided
into
the
"Near
Caves"
of
St.
Anthony
and
the
"Far
Caves"
of
St.
Theodosius,
the
two
founders
of
the
monastic
community.
The
Saints
of
the
Kiev
Caves
Monastery
form
the
largest
urban
Choir
of
Saints
anywhere
in
the
world
today.
They
are
the
Patrons
of
Kiev,
Ukraine
and
the
Eastern
Slavic
Churches.
The
Saints
of
the
Nearer
Caves
are
honored
on
September
28,
and
the
Saints
of
the
Far
Caves
on
August
28.
They
also
have
a
common
Feast
on
the
Second
Sunday
of
Great
Lent
and
are
honored
along
with
all
Saints
of
Ukraine
on
the
Second
Sunday
after
Pentecost.
The
names
of
all
the
Saints
of
the
Kiev
Caves
Monastery
are
far
from
known,
as
Metropolitan
Ohienko
wrote
in
his
books
on
Ukrainian
Saints.
As
the
service
to
them
states:
"The
praises
to
all
those,
whomever
are
Your
Saints,
O
Blessed
One,
recon
them
multiplied
more
than
the
very
sands.
But
Yourself,
O
Master
Christ,
having
counted
out
the
stars
and
named
all
named,
grant
them
our
prayers..."
In
addition
to
the
incorrupt
remains
of
dozens
of
saints,
there
are
also
61
myrrh-bearing
heads
of
unknown
Saints
buried
with
the
Fathers
of
the
Caves. |